REPORTING SHOULD:

Inform parents as to progress, achievements, next learning steps, strengths and weaknesses of their child in a format which is clear simple and direct

Be regular

Be transparent

Be honest (parents want to know exactly where their children are at)

Be able to be understood by all (parents have a great deal of difficulty making sense of our ‘levels’, and dealing with the ‘teacher talk’)

Be relevant

Be based on sound data/evidence and formative assessment

Use a variety of tools and methods

Keep parents informed of child’s development and learning against National and School Standards and expectations

Be appropriate to 21st century education and not based on outdated models (we live in a sophisticated technological age where we have a great deal more ways in which information can be shared, without compromising the need for face-to-face interaction)